Aids Victim.

August 25, 1985

LONDON — Lord Avon, a former minister in the British Conservative government, has died of AIDS. Avon, 54, was the son of former Prime Minister Anthony Eden. The News of the World reported that Avon, a junior environment minister, died Aug. 17 at London's St. Stephen's Hospital after contracting acquired immune deficiency syndrome earlier this year. A spokeswoman for the hospital refused to comment on the death of Avon, who resigned his government post in March because of ill health. AIDS, which breaks down the body's immune system, has killed 100 people in Britain since 1982.